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M.L.K. is born
Martin Luther King is born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. -
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Dr. Martin Luther Kings Life
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M.L.K. becomes a Baptist Minister
Martin Luther King , Jr. becomes a Baptist minister after recieving a Bachelor's Degree in Soicology. -
M.L.K. and Corretta Scott
Martin Luther King, Jr. marries Corretta Scott. -
Bus Boycott
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. starts the bus boycott after the Rosa Parks insident on Jan. 1, 1955. -
Chairman
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes chairman of the Southern Negro Leaders Conference on Transportation and Nonviolent Integration. -
King is Arrested
King is arrested for a sit in at a department store in Atlanta. -
The Mach on Washington
Dr. King and many other civil rights leaders speak at the March on Wasington. Over 250,000 people attened this event. -
Cilil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Acted is signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. -
Chicago Campaign
Dr. King speaks to an audiance of 12,000 people at that year's Chicago Freedom Festival. -
M.L.K. Dies
Dr. Martin Luther Kimng, Jr. is shot to death on the bolcony of his motel on April 4, 1968.
